WOH 2040 - The Twentieth Century

College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Credit(s): 3
Contact Hours: 47
Effective Term Fall 2007 (385)

Requisites

(Prerequisite ENC 0025 and
Prerequisite REA 0017) or
Prerequisite EAP 1695 or
Prerequisite appropriate score on the Placement Test.

Course Description

This course is a study of world history surveying the cultural, political, social and economic transitions since 1900. Emphasis is placed on the turn-of-the-century dominance of Europe, the competitiveness and militarism that led to World War I, and the affects of the peace settlements. Attention is given to the Soviet Revolution, the rise of fascism, Nazism, Asian neo-imperialism, and the malaise of the democracies; the Depression and its consequences; aggression, appeasement and World War II; the Cold War, communist China, the rise of the "Third World" and conflicting issues and values in contemporary society. This course partially satisfies the writing requirements outlined in the General Education Requirements. (Note: Credit is only given for WOH 2040 or WOH 2040H).

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

  1. The student will demonstrate knowledge of the commanding position of Europe at the conclusion of four centuries of phenomenal expansion and the world-wide impact of western civilization by:
    1. recognizing the apogee of European influence 1900-1914 in technology, science, economics imperialism, culture, and Fine Arts.
    2. recognizing the resources, military power, expansionism, and political and social problems of Great Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Imperial Russia, the Hapsburg and Ottoman Empires, and the smaller states of Europe.
    3. recognizing the new giants on the horizon and the emergence of the United States, Japan and British self-governing dominions in foreign affairs.
  2. The student will understand the concepts of balance of power, international national rivalries and world war that disrupted any orderly or peaceful progress, understanding, unity of interest and cooperation among modern nations by:
    1. The student will understand the concepts of balance of power, international national rivalries and world war that disrupted any orderly or peaceful progress, understanding, unity of interest and cooperation among modern nations by:
    2. examining the political, social and economic results of the war with reference to its casualties and costs, war aims and peace programs, appearance of triumph of democracy in Germany and remnants of the disintegrated former Austro-Hungarian Empire, dissolution of the Ottoman Empire, and the Soviet triumph in Russian Civil War.
  3. The student will demonstrate knowledge of the challenge to older global powers and positions by new industrial grants such as the United States and Japan by:
    1. discussing the problems of peace settlement in the Versailles and other treaties, unrealistic reparations demands, intergovernmental debts and defaults, and attempts of international organizations for peace.
    2. discussing the successes and failures, and attempts of disbarment of the League of Nations.
    3. discussing the eclipse of liberalism, democracy and parliamentary government in Italy, Germany and smaller states with the rise of fascism and Nazism.
    4. discussing the United States' path from prosperity to depression.
    5. discussing the insecurity in Great Britain and France.
    6. discussing the formation and growth of power of the Soviet Union, its transformation of Russian society and the five-year plans.
    7. discussing the problems and characteristics of the smaller states of Europe, the changing British Commonwealth, the former Colonial world, China and Japan.
  4. The student will demonstrate knowledge of clashing political and economic ideologies in the Soviet Union, Italy, Germany and Japan that stimulated hostility between nations struggling for dwindling national and global resources by:
    1. recognizing the failure of collective security and the international impact of the Great Depression.
    2. recognizing the resort to aggression by Japan in China, Italy in Ethiopia, Nazi Germany in Europe, and Civil War in Spain.
    3. recognizing the road to the Second World War in the futility of appeasement, annexation of Austria, Munich Conference-inspired dismemberment of Czechoslovakia, German-Italian, Japanese ''Axis” and the German-Russian nonaggression pact.
  5. The student will understand and become acquainted with the aggressions, appeasements, and misunderstandings that led to World War II, and the conduct of total war by:
    1. summarizing the status of civilization in science, technology, culture, religious and Fine Arts at that moment in history.
    2. summarizing the status of civilization in science, technology, culture, religious and Fine Arts at that moment in history.
    3. summarizing the early "Blitzkrieg" successes of the Axis war machine, the collapse of France, Britain's "Finest Hour," Russian retreat and defense, and growing American involvement.
    4. summarizing Pearl Harbor, and the entry of the United States into the conflict.
    5. summarizing the total war with its massive mobilization of resources, population, and production.
    6. summarizing the allied strategy, counter-offensive in invasions of North Africa, Italy and Germany, Soviet conquest of Eastern Europe, American offensive in the Pacific and the collapse of the Axis war machines.
    7. summarizing the allied strategy, counter-offensive in invasions of North Africa, Italy and Germany, Soviet conquest of Eastern Europe, American offensive in the Pacific and the collapse of the Axis war machines.
  6. The student will demonstrate knowledge of the demise of Western European power in post-World War II and the emergence of the hostile superpower states, the Soviet Union and the United States by:
    1. describing the problems of peace settlements, the Soviet policy of expansion and satellitization, the beginnings of the United States' policy of containment in the Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, and NATO.
    2. describing the aftermath of World War II in Asia with attention to the collapse of Nationalist China, victory for Mao Tse-tung and communism, the Korean War, and the partition of Indo-China.
    3. describing the collapse of British and French influence in the Middle East, the new state of Israel and the Arab-Israeli conflicts.
    4. examining the American prosperity and production, defense, foreign aid and involvement in the years since World War II.
    5. examining the struggle, success and failures, of economic recovery in Western Europe, and the Common Market.
    6. examining the basic problems of population, economic development, political organization, and international recognition among the smaller nations of Europe, British Dominions, and Latin America.
  7. The student will demonstrate knowledge of the results of a new China under communism, the end of colonialism and obsolete imperialism on formerly subjugated areas of Asian, African, and Middle Eastern "Third World" nations and peoples, and the subsequent struggles for recognition national independence and economic security by:
    1. identifying the status of the Soviet Union and its Eastern European satellites in economics, politics, social and cultural attitudes, defense, armament and scientific progress to include outer space.
    2. identifying the Chinese drive for world parity in industrialization, science and technology.
    3. identifying the march of independence in Asia and Africa, the rise of oil diplomacy and power in the Middle East, and the American frustration in Vietnam.
  8. The student will apply the principles of historical research and scholarship to demonstrate how the results of extraordinary developments in new social values, science, economics, communication, and technology have converted all peoples into an interdependent international society where no nation is so remote and isolated that it can remain untouched by events on other continents by:
    1. relating current world problems and persistent dilemmas and questions with respect to:
      1. global resources, and the population and energy crises.
      2. defense and nuclear parity.
      3. social justice, and racial and sexual equality.
    2. searching for accommodation and understanding among Western and Communist bloc nations.
  9. The student will demonstrate increased ability in writing by planning and writing one or more of the following (all of which are evaluated):
    1. research, analysis, outline, evaluation or other types of papers completed outside of the direct classroom experience.
    2. research, analysis, outline, evaluation or other types of papers completed outside of the direct classroom experience.
    3. any type of expository, evaluative, persuasive or personal response writing as described in the college publication entitled " A Resource Manual for Writing Across the Curriculum."

Criteria Performance Standard

Upon successful completion of the course the student will, with a minimum of 70% accuracy, demonstrate mastery of each of the above stated objectives through classroom measures developed by individual classroom instructors.

History of Changes

Revised 8/3/83 Revised 8/84 DBT 11/15/84 Effective Session 19842 3 YR C&I Review 1992-93 DBT 1/24/96 Effective Session 19961 SCNS Effective 20011. Reformatted by mr 4/04. 3 Year Review 2004. Amend prereq (4consistency), Flex Access 20071(0385). 3 Year Review 2008. Added exclusion 10/29/09. Amended prerequisites effective 20112(0450).
C&I Approval: , BOT Approval: , Effective Term: Fall 2007 (385)

Related Programs

  1. American Sign Language Studies (SLIP-TR) (670) (Active)
  2. Architecture (ARCHIT-TR) (670) (Active)
  3. Architecture (ARCHIT-TR) (655) (Draft)
  4. Architecture (ARCHIT-TR) (610) (Draft)
  5. ART AS - AT TESTING () () (Draft)
  6. Art Education (ARTED-TR) (670) (In Review)
  7. Associate in Arts Degree (GEN-AA) (670) (Active)
  8. Associate in Arts Degree (GEN-AA) (655) (Draft)
  9. Biology (BIO-TR) (670) (Active)
  10. Biology (BIO-TR) (670) (Draft)
  11. Biotechnology (BIOT-TR) (670) (Active)
  12. Business Administration (BUS-TR) (670) (Active)
  13. Chemistry BS (CHEMBS-TR) (670) (Active)
  14. Communication (SPC-TR) (670) (Active)
  15. Computer & Information Science (COMSC-TR) (670) (Active)
  16. Construction Technology (BCNST-TR) (670) (Active)
  17. Criminology (CRIM-TR) (670) (Active)
  18. Cybersecurity (CYSEC-TR) (670) (Active)
  19. Digital Media (DIGME-TR) (670) (Active)
  20. Economics (ECON-TR) (670) (Active)
  21. Education (EDU-TR) (670) (Active)
  22. Educational Studies Early Childhood Education (PRESCHL-TR) (670) (Active)
  23. Educational Studies Interdisciplinary (IDS-TR) (670) (Active)
  24. Educational Studies Training & Development (TRNDEV-TR) (670) (Active)
  25. Engineering (ENGINE-TR) (670) (Active)
  26. English (ENGLISH-TR) (670) (Active)
  27. Environmental Science (EVSC-TR) (670) (Active)
  28. FAMU Accounting (FMACC-TR) (670) (Active)
  29. FAMU Biology (FMBIO-TR) (670) (Active)
  30. FAMU Criminal Justice (FMCRIM-TR) (670) (Active)
  31. FAMU Health Science, Pre-Physical Therapy (FMDPT-TR) (670) (Active)
  32. FAMU Health Science, Pre-Physical Therapy (FMDPT-TR) (640) (Draft)
  33. FAMU Journalism (FMJOU-TR) (670) (Active)
  34. FAMU Mechanical Engineering (FMENGIN-TR) (670) (Active)
  35. Fire Officer Leadership (FOL-TR) (670) (Active)
  36. Florida Gulf Coast University Accounting (FGCUAC-TR) (670) (Active)
  37. Florida Gulf Coast University Analytics and Informatics (FGCUAN-TR) (670) (Active)
  38. Florida Gulf Coast University Biology (FGCUBIO-TR) (670) (Active)
  39. Florida Gulf Coast University Civil Engineering (FGCUCE-TR) (670) (Active)
  40. Florida Gulf Coast University Computer Science (FGCUCS-TR) (670) (Active)
  41. Florida Gulf Coast University Construction Management (FGCUCM-TR) (670) (Active)
  42. Florida Gulf Coast University Digital Media Design (FGCUDM-TR) (670) (Active)
  43. Florida Gulf Coast University Environmental Engineering (FGCUENV-TR) (670) (Active)
  44. Florida Gulf Coast University Finance (FGCUFIN-TR) (670) (Active)
  45. Florida Gulf Coast University Marine Science (FGCUMA-TR) (670) (Active)
  46. Florida Gulf Coast University Marketing (FGCUMKT-TR) (670) (Active)
  47. Florida Gulf Coast University Mathematics (FGCUMT-TR ) (670) (Active)
  48. Florida Gulf Coast University Software Engineering (FGCUSE-TR) (670) (Active)
  49. Florida Gulf Coast University Supply Chain Management (FGCUSCM-TR) (670) (Active)
  50. General (GEN-AS) (670) (Active)
  51. General Education Requirements for the Associate in Science Degree (----) (480) (Inactive)
  52. Health Sciences (HSA-TR) (670) (Active)
  53. Human Services (HUMSVC-TR) (670) (Active)
  54. Management & Organizational Leadership (MGTORG-TR) (670) (Active)
  55. Mass Communications (COMM-TR) (670) (Active)
  56. Mathematics (MATH-TR) (670) (Active)
  57. Middle Grades General Science Education (5-9) (MGSED-TR) (670) (Active)
  58. Music (MUSIC-TR) (670) (Active)
  59. Music Education (MUSICED-TR) (670) (Active)
  60. New College of Florida Biology (NCFBIO-TR) (670) (Active)
  61. New College of Florida Chemistry (NCFCHM-TR) (670) (Active)
  62. New College of Florida Economics (NCFECO-TR) (670) (Active)
  63. New College of Florida Marine Biology (NCFMABI-TR) (670) (Active)
  64. New College of Florida Marine Biology Transfer Plan (NCFMABI-TR) (615) (Draft)
  65. New College of Florida Psychology (NCFPSY-TR) (670) (Active)
  66. Nursing (NURSING-TR) (670) (Active)
  67. Paralegal Studies (LEGAL-TR) (670) (Active)
  68. Pharmacy (PHARM-TR) (670) (Active)
  69. Pharmacy (PHARM-TR) (615) (Draft)
  70. Prekindergarten/Primary Education (age 3 through grade 3) with Infused ESOL and Reading Endorsements (PKPED-TR) (670) (Active)
  71. Psychology (PSYCH-TR) (670) (Active)
  72. Public Policy and Administration (PPA-TR) (670) (Active)
  73. Public Safety Administration (PSA-TR) (670) (Active)
  74. Secondary Education Mathematics (MTSED-TR) (670) (Active)
  75. Secondary English Education with Reading and ESOL Endorsement (ENGEDR-TR) (670) (Active)
  76. Secondary English Education with Reading and ESOL Endorsement (ENGEDR-TR) (640) (Draft)
  77. Social Work (SOCIAL-TR) (670) (Active)
  78. Studio Art BFA (ARTBFA-TR) (670) (Active)
  79. Sustainability Management (SUSMGT-TR) (670) (Active)
  80. Technology Development & Management (TMGT-TR) (670) (Active)
  81. TEST Certificate (FINE-CT) (625) (Draft)
  82. TEST GEN-AA (TESTGEN-AA) (655) (Draft)
  83. Test Transfer Plan (TEST-TR) (620) (Draft)
  84. Theatre (THEATRE-TR) (670) (Active)
  85. USF St. Petersburg - Accounting (FSPACC-TR) (670) (Active)
  86. USF St. Petersburg - Anthropology (FSPANTH-TR) (670) (Active)
  87. USF St. Petersburg - Biology (FSPBIO-TR) (670) (Active)
  88. USF St. Petersburg - Business Analytics and Information Systems (FSPISM-TR) (670) (Active)
  89. USF St. Petersburg - Criminology (FSPCRIM-TR) (670) (Active)
  90. USF St. Petersburg - English Creative Writing (FSPWRT-TR) (670) (Active)
  91. USF St. Petersburg - English Literary Concentration (FSPLIT-TR) (670) (Active)
  92. USF St. Petersburg - Finance (FSPFIN-TR) (670) (Active)
  93. USF St. Petersburg - History (FSPHIS-TR) (670) (Active)
  94. USF St. Petersburg - Interdisciplinary Social Sciences (FSPIDS-TR) (670) (Active)
  95. USF St. Petersburg - Management (FSPMGT-TR) (670) (Active)
  96. USF St. Petersburg - Marine Biology (FSPMABI-TR) (670) (Active)
  97. USF St. Petersburg - Marketing (FSPMAR-TR) (670) (Active)
  98. USF St. Petersburg - Political Science (FSPPOLS-TR) (670) (Active)
  99. USF St. Petersburg - Psychology (FSPPSY-TR) (670) (Active)
  100. USF St. Petersburg Digital Communication & Multimedia Journalism (FSPCOMM-TR) (670) (Active)
  101. USF St. Petersburg Supply Chain Management (FSPSCM-TR) (670) (Active)
  102. USF Tampa - Accounting (FTACC-TR) (670) (Active)
  103. USF Tampa - Anthropology (FTANTH-TR) (670) (Active)
  104. USF Tampa - Art History (FTARHIS-TR) (670) (Active)
  105. USF Tampa - Biology (FTBIO-TR) (670) (Active)
  106. USF Tampa - Biomedical Sciences (FTBIOMD-TR) (670) (Active)
  107. USF Tampa - Business Analytics and Information Systems (FTISM-TR) (670) (Active)
  108. USF Tampa - Cell and Molecular Biology (FTCMBIO-TR) (670) (Active)
  109. USF Tampa - Computer Engineering (FTCOEN-TR) (670) (Active)
  110. USF Tampa - Computer Science (FTCOSC-TR) (670) (Active)
  111. USF Tampa - Criminology (FTCRIM-TR) (670) (Active)
  112. USF Tampa - Cybersecurity (FTCYSEC-TR) (670) (Active)
  113. USF Tampa - English Creative Writing (FTWRT-TR) (670) (Active)
  114. USF Tampa - English Literary Concentration (FTLIT-TR) (670) (Active)
  115. USF Tampa - Finance (FTFIN-TR) (670) (Active)
  116. USF Tampa - Geology (FTGEOL-TR) (670) (Active)
  117. USF Tampa - History (FTHIS-TR) (670) (Active)
  118. USF Tampa - Information Technology (FTINFO-TR) (670) (Active)
  119. USF Tampa - Interdisciplinary Social Sciences (FTIDS-TR) (670) (Active)
  120. USF Tampa - Management (FTMGT-TR) (670) (Active)
  121. USF Tampa - Marine Biology (FTMABIO-TR) (670) (Active)
  122. USF Tampa - Marketing (FTMAR-TR) (670) (Active)
  123. USF Tampa - Mass Communications (FTCOMM-TR) (670) (Active)
  124. USF Tampa - Political Science (FTPOLS-TR) (670) (Active)
  125. USF Tampa - Psychology (FTPSY-TR) (670) (Active)
  126. USF Tampa - Public Health BS (FTPHBS-TR) (670) (Active)
  127. USF Tampa - Social Work (FTBSW-TR) (670) (Active)
  128. USF Tampa - Studio Art BA (FTARBA-TR) (670) (Active)
  129. USF Tampa - Studio Art BFA (FTARBFA-TR) (670) (Active)
  130. USF Tampa - Supply Chain Management (FTSCM-TR) (670) (Active)
  131. USF Tampa - World Languages & Cultures: French & Francophone Studies (FTFRN-TR) (670) (Active)
  132. USF Tampa - World Languages & Cultures: Spanish & Latin American Studies (FTSPN-TR) (670) (Active)